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NEW ORLEANS (4-5) At OAKLAND (3-6)

Sunday, 1:05 p.m., FOX

OPENING LINE — Saints by 6 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD — New Orleans 5-4; Oakland 3-6

SERIES RECORD — Tied 5-5-1

AP PRO32 RANKING — Saints No. 13; Raiders No. 30

LAST MEETING — Saints beat Raiders 34-3, Oct. 12, 2008

LAST WEEK — Saints beat Falcons 31-27; Raiders lost at Ravens 55-20

SAINTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (28), PASS (2)

SAINTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (32), RUSH (31), PASS (31)

RAIDERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (12T), RUSH (31), PASS (5)

RAIDERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (23), RUSH (21), PASS (24)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Saints (66.9 percent) and Raiders (66.6 percent) pass ball more than any other teams in NFL. ... New Orleans QB Drew Brees won last six starts vs. Raiders, completing 70.4 percent of passes for 1,248 yards, 13 TDs and 0 INTs for 120.7 rating. ... Brees holds NFL records with TD passes in 52 straight games and 20 or more completions in 45 straight. ... New Orleans allowed at least 400 yards of offense in all nine games. ... Saints have scored TDs on NFL-best 71 percent of their red zone drives this season. ... Saints RB Chris Ivory had 56-yard run last week, longest for New Orleans since 2006. ... Saints TE Jimmy Graham caught seven passes for 146 yards and two TDs vs. Atlanta. ... Oakland allowed 97 points past two weeks, most for franchise since 1961. ... Raiders QB Carson Palmer threw for personal-best 782 yards past two games and looking to string together three straight 300-yard games for first time. ... Oakland TE Brandon Myers second in NFL with 23 catches in fourth quarter. ... Raiders FB Marcel Reece has 15 receptions past two weeks. ... Oakland scored in last 2 minutes of first half in all nine games.